Eminent before death, sad after death, Taiyue collapses, and the building will fall

At the beginning of Mr. Xiong Zhaozheng's book "Zhang Juzheng", Zhang Juzheng was already the second assistant to the cabinet.

He experienced the political struggle between Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Gao Gong, his original intentions remained unchanged, he became more and more insightful about human feelings and sophistication, and his governing strategy and ability increased day by day.

When Muzong died, he decisively seized the opportunity to cooperate with the eunuch Feng Bao and take the position of the first assistant of the high arch, helping Feng Bao to become the first eunuch. He did not like Feng Bao, but he was able to cooperate with Feng Bao to maximize the interests of both sides and let the New Deal of Wanlinian be promoted smoothly.

In ten years, he straightened out the administration of officials, promoted cadres, and swept away the decadent trend of greed and ineffectiveness in the Ming Dynasty officialdom; he sorted out finances, innovated taxes, and enriched the people from the hands of powerful imperial relatives and giants; he consolidated border defenses, and appointed famous generals such as Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Yin Zhengmao in exchange for the Ming Dynasty's rise to peace in the four seas...

In ten years, the Ming Dynasty changed from poor to rich, from weak to strong, and the people's hearts and minds were toward each other and prosperous.

Wanli New Deal, a great success!

Zhang Juzheng, great success!

He became the most prominent presence of the Ming Dynasty, and the titles, rewards, and most importantly, trust given by the emperor were unprecedented.

But he is also a man, monopolizing power, enjoying a reputation in the government and the opposition, and he cannot help but enjoy extravagance, flattery, and exclusion of dissidents, and he will not retreat from success. This is a big taboo!

When he worked until his death, Emperor Shenzong pretended to mourn, and it was not long before he was ruthlessly liquidated against the Zhang family, and his descendants were persecuted miserably, almost wanting to dig up a grave and whip the corpse of Zhang Juzheng.

How prominent you are before you die, how sad you are after death.

From the book "Zhang Juzheng", I have learned a lot.

From the aspect of dealing with the world, Zhang Juzheng taught the people of the world to be able to bend and stretch and wait for opportunities, such as getting along with gao gong, he knows that he should obey when he is obedient; with the emperor and empress, he can retreat to advance, not to abide by death; once he encounters the opportunity to gain power to promote the proposition, he can also act decisively and mercilessly.

In terms of implementing reforms, Zhang Juzheng taught the world to appoint officials and be flexible, such as cooperating with businessmen to purchase materials that officials were discounted in times of financial difficulties. For an official who sells his reputation and reputation, he will not be morally kidnapped and can enforce the law with thunder.